Private Equity
Simplus has acquired San Francisco–based CirrusOne, a provider of consulting services for CPQ, CLM, billing and customer success solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Simplus' backers include EPIC Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Cross Creek Advisors.
3 min read · 02 February 2018
One Quest has acquired Hungary-based Balabit, a provider of privileged access management and log management solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Mooreland Partners was financial adviser to Balabit. Balabit was backed by C5 Capital.
3 min read · 01 February 2018
Airline pricing and shopping data provider Airline Tariff Publishing Co (ATPCO) has bought Routehappy Inc, a New York-based software company that provides the airline industry with data, content and tools to improve flight shopping. No financial terms were disclosed. Dulles, Virginia-based ATPCO said the deal broadens its value to the entire airline distribution ecosystem by enabling rich content. Founded in 2011, Routehappy was backed by several investors, including Canadian venture capital firm iNovia Capital.
4 min read · 01 February 2018
Red Hat Inc has agreed to acquire San Francisco-based CoreOS Inc, a creator of CoreOS Tectonic, an enterprise-ready Kubernetes platform. The purchase price is $250 million. According to Crunchbase, CoreOS Inc's backers include Accel Partners, GV, Intel Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Y Combinator.
4 min read · 31 January 2018
Microsoft has acquired Seattle-based Playfab, a provider of tools for building and managing online games, according to a blog post on the former website. No financial terms were disclosed. Playfab's backers included Bowman Capital Management and Startup Capital Ventures.
1 min read · 30 January 2018
Avaya Holdings Corp has agreed to acquire Seattle-based Spoken Communications, a provider of contact center as a service solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of fiscal 2018. Spoken's backers include Riverwood Capital and Ignition Partners.
4 min read · 29 January 2018
Palo Alto, California-based Gfycat, provider of user-generated GIF platform, announced it has acquired venture-backed MovieLaLa, which operates a social media app for movie fans. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. San Francisco-based MovieLala, co-founded by Dana Loberg, had raised more than $2 million in funding from individuals in the movie entertainment and tech industries. Seed backers included Marc Benioff, founder, chairman and CEO of Salesforce; Allen DeBevoise, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Machinima, a provider of a worldwide video entertainment network; Jim Moloshok, a former executive at HBO and Warner Bros; and, among others, Wealthfront CEO and President Adam Nash.
1 min read · 25 January 2018
ECP-PF Holdings Group Inc, a portfolio company of Exaltare Capital Partners, has acquired 10 Planet Fitness health clubs in the central New York region. The seller was Robert Morris. No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 23 January 2018
Redwood City, California-based Sumo Logic, a machine data analytics platform provider, has acquired FactorChain, an early-stage security company. No financial terms were disclosed. Sumo Logic is backed by Accel Partners, DFJ, Greylock Partners, IVP, Sequoia Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures.
4 min read · 23 January 2018
ADP has acquired New York City-based WorkMarket, a workforce management solutions provider. No financial terms were disclosed. WorkMarket was backed by Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital, Foundry Group and Accenture Ventures.
3 min read · 22 January 2018
